Trees The Mechanical Design /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mattheck, Gerhard C. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1991.
Edition:1st ed. 1991.
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58207-3
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The absolute minimum of mechanical knowledge
  • 2.1 External loading
  • 2.2 Internal stresses: the response of the mechanical component to external loads
  • 3. How the tree minimizes its external loading
  • 4. Even load distribution: the hypothesis of constant stress on the surface
  • 5. Mechanical classification of adaptive growth
  • 6. Case studies
  • 7. Conclusions
  • References.